“We didn’t play well at all,” Eagles left tackle Jason Peters said. “They ran up the score. We wanted them again, we got them again.

“This time, hey, we coming,” the future Hall-of-Famer added. “It’s definitely not going to be the same outcome.”

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Peters felt “disgusted”, he said.

Tight end Zach Ertz concurred.

“What happened in Week 11,” Ertz said, “was one of the most embarrassing, humbling games I’ve ever played in.”

Said Peters: “We’ll be ready this time.”

The Saints open as a two-score favorite against the Birds in the Superdome, where they haven’t lost a playoff game in 26 years.

New Orleans rested their starters in a week 17 loss, but after thrashing the Eagles in Louisiana, the offense leveled off a bit, scoring 31, 10, 28, 12, and 31 points during a stretch in which they went 4-1. That’s 22.4 points per game, which is down significantly from a season average of 31.5.

Throw on the underdog masks, play the disrespect card, study the Dallas film, and maybe the Eagles have a decent shot at avenging that horrific November loss.

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Kevin has been covering Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started on the Union beat during the team's 2010 inaugural season. A graduate of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University, his past bylines include PhillyVoice, Philly Views, MLSSoccer.com, Philadelphiaunion.com, the Canadian Press, and the Philly Soccer Page.
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